George Takei: "We've got to be actively involved in the electoral process."
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0:00 - 0:05There’s a memory seared into my brain when I was 5 years old.
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0:05 - 0:11It was the spring of 1942 when soldiers came marching up our driveway,
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0:11 - 0:14stomped up the front porch and banged on the door
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0:14 - 0:18and ordered my family out of our home.
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0:18 - 0:22We were imprisoned behind barbed wired fences
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0:22 - 0:25for four years, for the duration of the war.
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0:25 - 0:30Simply because we happened to look like the people that bombed Pearl Harbor.
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0:30 - 0:32We were American Citizens.
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0:32 - 0:37Yet, because of who we were, what we looked like,
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0:37 - 0:41we were in prison without due process.
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0:42 - 0:50It’s been 7 decades now we have made undreamed of advances.
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0:50 - 0:54President Obama has had 3 Asian Americans on the Cabinet:
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0:54 - 0:59Steven Chu, General Eric Shinseki and Gary Locke.
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0:59 - 1:02We now have legislators in the US Congress.
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1:02 - 1:09But we have, as an Asian American Community, low voter registration.
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1:09 - 1:13We've got to be actively involved in the electoral process.
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1:13 - 1:19And if you really appreciate the price that has been paid for that right,
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1:19 - 1:23you should be in there participating, protecting our interests
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1:23 - 1:28and in so doing making our democracy a truer democracy.
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1:28 - 1:33We have a unique opportunity to support a president who is a part of us.
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1:33 - 1:39He grew up in Hawaii, the ‘Aloha’ spirit, his sister’s half-Asian,
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1:39 - 1:43he understands, and loves, the Asian-American community.
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1:43 - 1:49President Obama’s record of helping to advance opportunities for Asian Americans
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1:49 - 1:51has been remarkable.
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1:51 - 1:57We support President Obama for re-election because of that fantastic record.
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1:57 - 2:02I can’t urge you strongly enough to register to vote,
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2:02 - 2:06to raise funds, to volunteer your time and energy.
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2:06 - 2:09Talk to your friends, talk to your relatives:
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2:09 - 2:11it’s very important for all of us.
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2:11 - 2:15For more information on how to get involved, go to
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2:15 - 2:18barackobama.com/aapi
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2:19 - 2:27(Obama Biden - barackobama.com/aapi)
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2:27 - 2:28(subtitles based on the transcript in http://lybio.net/george-takei-weve-got-to-be-actively-involved-in-the-electoral-process/news-politics/)
- Title:
- George Takei: "We've got to be actively involved in the electoral process."
- Description:
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Join AAPI for Obama:
George Takei shares how far the AAPI community has come and why you should get involved in this election to help re-elect President Obama.
As George shares:
"We have a unique opportunity to support a president who is a part of us. He grew up in Hawaii—the Aloha Spirit. His sister is half-Asian—he understands and loves the Asian American community."
- Video Language:
- English
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- Captions Requested
- Duration:
- 02:29
Claude Almansi edited English subtitles for George Takei: "We've got to be actively involved in the electoral process." | ||
Claude Almansi edited English subtitles for George Takei: "We've got to be actively involved in the electoral process." | ||
Claude Almansi added a translation |